Professor suspended for saying 那个 nà ge

Re:Professor suspended for saying 那个 nà ge by messe on Monday September 07, 2020 @04:35AM (#24397705)

Romanised it’s “nà ge“. According to the linked article it was deemed too similar to a racial slur.

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Re:Professor suspended for saying 那个 nà ge by ipsum2 on Monday September 07, 2020 @04:39AM (#24397724)

There's two ways of pronouncing it, both acceptable in Mandarin. In English they would be something like: "naugh guh" and "neigh guh". The latter pronunciation is the one under discussion.

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